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Enemy that we're fighting in the taliban. very difficult president bush told people on the way out that afghanistan would be by orders of magnitude more difficult than iraq, which was saying something given how difficult iraq was for him and his team. >> let's bring in richard engel who is the on ground for us in kabul. the president said the swar war is bigger than any one man. but we know that david petraeus is seen as a larger than life man. >> talk about larger than life, he's certainly popular with the troops. when people gather to greet a general, he has by far the longest will not. he's...

Troop morale there in afghanistan? >> it certainly could. it remains to be seen whether or not it will be a positive impact or negative impact. we've heard many times from troops that any uncertainty leads them upset and worried about what their taught is. but especially with petraeus coming in, he's goal a much stronger reputation. it could have a positive effect or unsettling effect. >> well, time will only tell. thank you, leo. greatly appreciate. great article. the president stated unequivocally a that mcchrystal's behavior was unacceptable. >> war is bigger than any one man or woman, wh...

This would have an entirely different outcome. i think everyone will be on the same page now. >> we know that afghanistan is called the forgotten war by the previous administration. the president committed more troops by saying he would in fact focus more on this war. with this situation, is our attention now back in the right place, which is the men and women who are there, and what are we going to do about the situation? will we stay on schedule as the president has presented? >> i think a lot of people might be reacting to this news by saying, wait a minute, we're still in afghanistan? are ...

That david petraeus is the guy to take us in the direction this administration says it is committed to. >> well, i can tell you we'll spend the entire hour on the strategy and what we've achieved. one of the reasons is where the president is. this was a moment generated by a crisis brought about by some horrible pr and poor judgment by the commanding general who thought it would be a good idea to sit down and really spill his guts to "rolling stone" magazine. but the reality is that policy is under strain. this has been going on for several weeks now and in deed for a lot longer than that. the...